𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• (Magadhi) 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀅 (vissaa), (Paisaci) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀬 (pisumaya)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विस्मय (vismaya). Cognate with Pali vimhaya.

Noun

𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬 (vimhaya) m (Devanagari विम्हय)

1. astonishment, surprise, wonder

   Synonyms: 𑀘𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (camakkāra), 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀭𑀺𑀅 (accaria), 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀼𑀬 (abbhuya), 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (citta), 𑀘𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (cŏjja)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁄 (vimhayo)	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸 (vimhayā)
Accusative	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀁 (vimhayaṃ)	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁂 (vimhaye) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸 (vimhayā)
Instrumental	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁂𑀡 (vimhayeṇa) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁂𑀡𑀁 (vimhayeṇaṃ)	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (vimhayehi) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vimhayehiṃ)
Dative	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸𑀅 (vimhayāa)	—
Ablative	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸𑀑 (vimhayāo) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸𑀉 (vimhayāu) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸 (vimhayā) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vimhayāhi) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (vimhayāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vimhayassa)	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸𑀡 (vimhayāṇa) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vimhayāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (vimhayammi) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁂 (vimhaye)	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (vimhayesu) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vimhayesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬 (vimhaya) or 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸 (vimhayā)	𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀸 (vimhayā)

Related terms

• 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀯𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (vimhavaṇijja), 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬𑀡𑀻𑀅 (vimhayaṇīa)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “विम्हय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 795.
• Lyle Campbell (2020) Historical Linguistics: An Introduction, Fourth edition, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vimhaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 695